As China attaches more importance to economic development, especially in the energy, transportation, telecommunications, environmental protection, healthcare, and hi-tech research and development sectors, Finnish companies are likely to find a lot of opportunities in the country.
On the Finnish domestic market, Harju said although it is limited in size, its consistent international ranking as one of the best business environments makes it a very interesting market for foreign investors.
He added that the Finnish market is considered transparent, with a highly skilled labor force, and features a number of companies with state-of-the-art products and technologies, which would interest Chinese manufacturers and investors.
FBCB is an informal group of enterprises either originating in Finland or interested in doing business with Finnish companies. Founded in 1990, it has sister organizations in both Shanghai and Guangzhou. FBCB has around 50 members.
Acting as an information platform, FBCB provides its members information on topical issues related to trade and industry in China and promotes collaboration and cooperation between its members here.
FBCB organizes various events on topical business, legal and environmental matters to share information and best practices between its member companies in order to help Finnish companies in China.